Combined crosscut and rip saw.



PATEN'IED DEC. 12, 1905.

P. A. WU'BST. COMBINED @Rossem AND RIP SAW.

APPLOATION FILED IUNBZB, 1905.

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GvllNED RSSCUT AND RIP SAW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

.application leil June 26,1905. Serial No. 267,095.

Be it known that l., Funnnnioii A. Wens'r,

a citizen ol the United States, residing at Lawrenceburg, in the counttvol Vlearborn and State ol indiana, have invented eertaui new and usel'ullmprovements in a tombined Urossout and ltip Saw;

following to be a lull, elear, and exact deseription ol the invent ion,such as will enable in the art to whieh it apperi others skilled talusto make and use the same.

This invention relates to ombined crosscut and rip saws; and one ol' theprineipal objects ol the same is to provide a combined and l do declarethe crosscut and rip saw with means lor quickly and rigidl)Y seen ring ahandle in adjusted position upon a blade having teeth upon oppositeedges thereol' in order that either edge ol the saw-blade may be usedatwill.

Another object is to pro saw of the character rel'erred to in which thehandle therefor Ina)y be swung upon its pivot to one side or the otherol' the blade and to be lirmly held in adjusted position thereon bymeans ot simple devices -which can be quickly and lirmly secured to .theblade.

'l" se and other obiects are attained by the construction Villustratedin the accompanying drawings, in whit-.les-

Figure l is a plan view of a saw made in aevidea combined cordanoe withmy invention, and,l"ig. .1 .is a

longitudinal 'section through the handle end of the saw and through thehandle.

llei'erring to the drawings lor a more particular description ol myinvention, the numeral l designates the sa\.'-blade, provided with teeth.2 upon one edge, said teeth being of the, orosscut type, said bladehaving upon its opposite edge teeth o xoses. A hole or aperture lorrip-saw purat one ol the ends of the blade is used lor sisiiending thesaw g from a nailor hook. 'l`he handle 5 ol the saw is provided with aslot' l5 at its inner end, su id slot providing the two-members 7 and Sbetween which the blade. l is `adapted secured, 'l`be handle :3 ispivoted upon the blade 1 by means olf the screw or pin E), which passesthrough one member ol' the handle, through the blade, and into theopposite member ol said handle. The sawblade is provided with a curvedslot l0 near its outer ,bolt inthe socket, lo be f a 1 i i l l i i liustthe handle `teeth upon the opposite dle is a threaded bolt 11, providedwith a head 12, which bears against the side of the blade 1 ol' the saw.Upon the end ofthe bolt 11 is a `ving-nut 13, adapted to bear upon theside ol" the member 7 ot the saw-handle and clamp the blade in adjustedposition, as will be readilyunderstood. Within the opening 15, in whichthe head l2 is seated, a wooden plug 14 is seated, said plug adapted tobear against the. head ll of the threaded bolt, the outer end of saidplug being beveled, as at 15. Seated upon the beveled end of said plugis the brass or other headfl, which is Countersunk within the handle ofthe saw.

The operation ol' my invention may be described as l'ollows: When it isdesired to adrelatively to the saw-blade, the wing-nut is loosened andthe handle is swung irom one side to the other, depending upon which setol the saw-teeth it is desired to be used. Said wing-nut is thentightened upon the bolt tol hold the handle in adjusted position.

llaving thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent., is-

'lhe hereindeseribed combined erossout and rip saw comprising a blade,having eross cut teeth upon one edge thereof, rip-saw edge thereof, oneend ol said blade heilig curved, a Curved slot l() near said end, ahandle connected at its outer end to the blade by a single pivot, t),and providedwith a slot ti in which the blade is secured, a transversebolt passing through the handle, and through the slot 1t) in the bladeand provided with a head 1st which bears at one side against said bladeand is seated in a socket in one side olE the. handle, a wing-nutadjustable on the threaded end of the holt, and a plug 1l) for coveringthe head ot the substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand inprese-nee ol twosubsoribing wit- FREDERICK A. WUEST Witnesses JouN LinMAN'rEL, -llvnnnrrE. SLATER.

